From: Proceedings of the Virtual 3rd UK Implementation Science Research Conference
Incremental cost effectiveness ratios of surgical interventions and compared with other public health interventions (cost in USD per DALY or YLL averted) | |||
Surgical Intervention | ICER | Other health intervention | ICER |
Male circumcision | $7- $106 | Vitamin A supplementation | $6-$12 |
WHO checklist scale-up | $16 - $74 | BCG vaccination | $51 - $220 |
Cleft lip and palate surgery | $15 - $96 | ||
General surgery | $82 | ||
Hydrocephalus surgery | $108 | ||
Ophthalmic Surgery | $136 | ||
Orthopaedic surgery | $381 | Anti-retroviral therapy for HIV | $453 - $648 |
Medical therapy for ischaemic heart disease | $500 - $706 | ||
Caesarean Section | $315 | Breast-feeding promotion | $930 |
Oral rehydration solution therapy | $1062 | ||
Benefit cost ratios of health and non-health Interventions | |||
Intervention | Benefit-cost ratio | ||
Caesarean section, globally | 4 | ||
Essential surgical procedures, globally | 10 | ||
Cleft lip and palate repair, India | 14 | ||
Investment to retrofit schools in India to better withstand earthquakes, India | 0.04 – 5.6 | ||
WHO checklist scale-up | 17-120 | ||
reducing the prevalence of stunting by a package of interventions targeting malnutrition, India | 44 – 138 |